[Update: According to SCSD No. 1 Board Chairman Cole Wright, Former Assistant Superintendent Nicole Bolton is still a district employee awaiting re-assignment after the position was eliminated earlier this evening.]
ROCK SPRINGS —– Massive changes are in store for Sweetwater County School District No. 1 as its superintendent was put on paid administrative leave and the assistant superintendent position was eliminated following an executive session Monday night.
The board hosted a lengthy executive session at the end of the meeting, discussing legal and personnel issues for more than two hours. The board voted to go into the executive session at 6:42 p.m., and came back at 9:08 p.m. The board then voted on two resolutions.
The first resolution, titled 2026-5, placed Superintendent Joseph Libby on paid administrative leave and temporarily reassigned his responsibilities. Trustee Melissa Anderson motioned for its approval, with Trustee Laurel Gandy seconding it. The motion was approved unanimously without further discussion.
The second resolution, 2026-6, which eliminated the assistant superintendent position, was also passed unanimously. Trustee Josh Sorensen motioned for its approval, with Anderson seconding it.
The board also considered confidential personnel recommendations concerning two issues the board reviewed during executive session. Sorensen moved for both recommendations to be approved, with written notice to be given to the affected parties. Trustee Danielle Schumacher seconded that motion. The recommendations were approved unanimously.
While Libby will be on paid administrate leave, Assistant Superintendent Nicole Bolton is effectively out of a job.
The board recently met in a special meeting at the Lemich Law Office Sept. 9 for an executive session to discuss legal and personnel issues. According to the minutes of that meeting, the board opened the meeting at 5:49 p.m., went into its executive session at 5:50 p.m., then returned to its regular session at 8:30 p.m. before ending the meeting at the same time.
The decisions weren’t the only major shakeups hitting the district, as the board formally recognized Trustee Matthew Gardner’s resignation earlier in the meeting.
